Following Collapse of Boxman,
Salter Is Back at a Start-Up

By

Cecile Gutscher WSJ.com

Updated March 23, 2001 12:01 a.m. ET

Online compact-disc seller Boxman.com was one of the hottest Web sites in Europe until last fall. When the Anglo-Swedish site collapsed in October, it left Chief Executive Tony Salter, formerly a high-ranking executive at EMI Group, with no job. His efforts to sell Boxman to Amazon.com and Bertelsmann ultimately proved unsuccessful, although the German media giant eventually bought Boxman's intellectual-property assets outside Britain.

Even after the turmoil of last year, Mr. Salter says he prefers the excitement and risks...